antuken’s bubble thoughts

oh dad!

i’m on night shift this week. got home at around 730am. went directly to bed. so tired.

2pm – got out of bed. went outside and saw my mom wearing an apron. the reason? she was busy arranging flowers for today (all saints’ day). went to the kitchen to grab a bite. after which, i was surprised to see my dad downstairs. on the sofa.

normally he’d be in his room. asked my mom how come dad was downstairs and even she was surprised. she went inside and looked on at my dad. heard her shriek a little. wtf. she immediately went out carrying a bag of candles.

i went inside too. saw my dad with bits of candles on his lap. was alarmed when i saw two wicks on the sofa. dad was picking up the bits of candles and was going to put his hand to his mouth. i immediately stopped him and told him that candles are not to be eaten. he shouted at me then. really shouted. didn’t know what to do. the thought running through my head was: 2 wicks. does that mean he had eaten two candles? oh my god! sure hope not!

then mom was beside me, giving dad some wafers. to lure him back to his room. but he was headstrong. didn’t want to go to his room yet. gave him apples then.

i’m still bothered. went outside and was a little relieved to see the candles. good. dad hasn’t eaten everything. but some parts of it were bitten off. now, i’m troubled. should we bring him to the doctor? how will he get rid of the candles inside his body? damn. i really hate alzheimer’s. why did it ever hit him?

what can i say😦 my heart goes out to you dear friend. i know how cruel sometimes sickness is at alam ko ang nararamdaman ng mga ana kapag nagkakasakit ang mga magulang. i hope you will find the strength, patience and love through trying times like this. happy halloween po

thanks kuya selvo. mahirap talaga minsan isipin at tanggapin. but life has to go on…

my mom in law also have alzheimer, pero mild pa lang. she still knows us and can still do everyday things pero she should always have someone with her… but her mind is more on the past na re during the war in the 40s… alam mo sabi nila, you need to give them enough water to drink daw, it helps a lot for circulation. my mom in law is turning 85 this dec… how old is your dad if i may ask? anyway, i dont really know what to say except that i ‘almost’ know what you are going through. mahirap pero kaya natin to dahil mahal natin sila. am praying for you and your family.

thanks mommy kengks. my dad’s only 65. he started out really makakalimutin lang. tipong tatanungin ka nya ng same question parang every 10 mins. we only knew about it being alzheimer’s pala when he fell off a tree and had a ct-scan. nag-shrink na daw brain nya pala. after that parang tuloy tuloy na. it’s depressing sometimes. but i try not to think about it too much. thanks for the tip about giving him lots of water. tamad nga sya uminom eh. tipong, kelangan talaga alalayan uminom, otherwise, nakakalimutan.